, reductions in cattle grazing in rip ##arian zones since the 1980s allowed fish habitat and populations to start to recover . the bureau of land management ( b ##lm ) administer ##s most land in the trout creek mountains , but there are also some private lands and some roads in the area . the private lands are mainly used for ranch ##ing along mountain streams , while the b ##lm lands include large grazing all ##ot ##ments for local ranch ##ers ' cattle . at least 100 mining claims in the mountains have been recorded since 1892 , some of which were stake ##d for gold exploration . commercial mining has occurred in some areas , mostly near the mc ##der ##mit ##t calder ##a ,
, reductions in cattle grazing in riparian zones since the 1980s allowed fish habitat and populations to start to recover. the bureau of land management ( blm ) administers most land in the trout creek mountains, but there are also some private lands and some roads in the area. the private lands are mainly used for ranching along mountain streams, while the blm lands include large grazing allotments for local ranchers'cattle. at least 100 mining claims in the mountains have been recorded since 1892, some of which were staked for gold exploration. commercial mining has occurred in some areas, mostly near the mcdermitt caldera,